Bloomberg Russia said it’s far ahead of the US in developing new nuclear-powered missiles despite a failed test that prompted President Donald Trump to boast of American superiority in the field. President Vladimir Putin “has repeatedly said that Russian developments in this area surpass the level achieved by other countries, and are quite unique,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters ...

Bloomberg China’s signalling it’s prepared to send in security forces to suppress the uprising in Hong Kong. The question now is what President Xi Jinping will do. State-run media have posted videos of the People’s Armed Police assembling across the border in Shenzhen, while Chinese officials describe the protests as a “color revolution” and “terrorism” — a term used to ...

Bloomberg A Scottish court challenge to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposal to suspend parliament will be heard on September 6 under an accelerated timetable, a judge said on Tuesday. A group of more than 70 British lawmakers want the court in Edinburgh to say it wouldn’t be legal to ask the Queen to suspend parliament. Johnson has refused to rule ...